So...if Christie was thin, the bridge thing would be OK?

[Ken Burch]

Seems to be the assumption behind a hell of a lot of posts here recently.

[firsttimer]

1. Not really he would still have a hard time walking across it

I made a funny

[OwnedByCats]

2. I think his weight is entirely moot

I don't understand why it's an issue. There is plenty to pick on without resorting to commenting on his weight.

[TlalocW]

3. Yes

Overweight people are one or the other - extremely evil or extremely good. No middle ground. One extreme or the other other. Christie or Santa.

Just kidding.

TlalocW

[laundry_queen]

5. I know you are kidding

but there is some truth in what you say...that's how a lot of society and media portrays fat people. Jolly/comedian or bully/evil.

[arthritisR_US]

4. Don't be silly, what he or his administration has done is reprehensible. nt

[Ken Burch]

10. And the only thing that should matters is WHAT he or they did.

Not the size he was when it was done.

[arthritisR_US]

11. Exactly. nt

[delrem]

6. Didn't you listen to the man? He spent 108 minutes explaining

that he has nothing to do with any bridge thing and his staffers are total swine because they did it and they lied to him.

Enough said!

[Kablooie]

7. According to Limbaugh, if he was Democrat he would be a hero.

What an ass that guy is.
And not because he's fat.

[Ken Burch]

9. That's the point. His weight should be considered irrelevant.

Those who use fat-shaming against Christie are, at least unconsciously, equating ALL fat people with Christie.

And that's just as bad as it would be to use imply that all Canadians are like Ted Cruz.

[rocktivity]

8. If Governor Soprano were thin

he'd be probably be addicted to something other than food.


rocktivity

[Ken Burch]

12. Christie could have that sort of addiction, too.

Look at Rob Ford.

[6000eliot]

13. The weight thing is a way to talk about the scandal without really dealing with it.

[Ken Burch]

14. Which is wicked stupid, because the whole point IS to deal with it.

Do the fat-shamers secretly want to PROTECT Christie?

[6000eliot]

15. The short answer is "yes."

[treestar]

16. I was thinking along those lines also

A Republican bully does not have to be fat. They come in all sizes. Being thin wouldn't improve right wingers and other Republicans in the least.

And we don't have any reason to reject fat liberals. The more liberals, the better, so let's not create categories of people to antagonize.

[CJCRANE]

17. 95% of DUers are against mocking someone's weight

according to a poll on another thread.

So you're making an issue where there isn't one.